Where did the game rugby start?

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Where did the game rugby start?

Answer 1

The game of Rugby started in England when  Webb Ellis playing football picked up the ball. Below are some of the stories.

In December of 1880, in another letter to the Meteor, Bloxam elaborates on the story:

"A boy of the name Ellis – William Webb Ellis – a town boy and a foundationer, ... whilst playing Bigside at football in that half-year [1823], caught the ball in his arms. This being so, according to the then rules, he ought to have retired back as far as he pleased, without parting with the ball, for the combatants on the opposite side could only advance to the spot where he had caught the ball, and were unable to rush forward till he had either punted it or had placed it for some one else to kick, for it was by means of these placed kicks that most of the goals were in those days kicked, but the moment the ball touched the ground the opposite side might rush on. Ellis, for the first time, disregarded this rule, and on catching the ball, instead of retiring backwards, rushed forwards with the ball in his hands towards the opposite goal, with what result as to the game I know not, neither do I know how this infringement of a well-known rule was followed up, or when it became, as it is now, a standing rule."

That is the story of Webb Ellis and how he invented the game...no one knows for sure if that is how it really happened but that is what is believed...

Answer 2

Tradition has it that it started at Rugby School in England, when in 1823 a boy called William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and started running with it while playing football (soccer).

The two games we know today as rugby and football, was one mixed up mixture of a game during the 19th century until the second half of the century. Gradually the rules for playing football were laid down which prevented handling the ball. The Football Association was formed in 1863, and the Rugby Football Union was formed in 1871. Both were formed to standardize the laws of the, by then, two very different games.

Answer 3

Its easy and short! It started in England in the small town called Rugby.And everyone knows about William Webb Ellis that picked up the ball.Easy.hehe